Blade (2025)is set to finally be released in November 2025 if there are no further delays to production, but more than a year ahead of the film, a major vampire weakness has already been revealed in theMCU. The history of vampires in comic books has led to these supernatural creatures having a broad range of myths and legends that align with popular fiction, and some that stand out as unique to Marvel. In addition, Marvel has followed several distinct types of vampire, from fully fledged blood suckers, to the daywalkers, like Blade, and pseudo-vampires like Morbius who altered their DNA.
However, the MCU has only flirted with vampires up to this point, with references to these creatures appearing inthe Marvel Special Presentation,Werewolf by Night, and now another mention inAgatha All Along. While there is still much to be revealed about vampires as they exist within the MCU, there is a clear confirmation that they exist on the supernatural plane. For now, vampires have only been mentioned in connection with these smaller projects, but whenBladeis finally released, theMCU will have to be clear about how they fit into the world.
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Magic Is A Clear Weakness For MCU Vampires
Despite the lack of vampires in the MCU so far, the most recent reference fromAgatha All Alonghas revealed some important details about how they work in the movies. Lilia Calderu, played by Patti LuPone, is one of the witches that Agatha recruits into her makeshift coven in order to walk the Witches Road. And in episode 4,Lilia reveals that she has been bitten by a vampirein the past. However, she clearly did not turn into a vampire.
After Agatha All Along, where should the magic/supernatural side of the MCU go next?
Agatha All Along is the latest series to explore the more magical and supernatural side of the MCU, an aspect that’s barely been touched in the grand scheme of both the Infinity and Multiverse Sagas. While 2025’s Ironheart will reportedly feature some supernatural elements with Anthony Ramos' The Hood and Mahershala Ali’s Blade is supposedly still on the way (someday), I’m fascinated by what else the MCU might have in store when it comes to the supernatural. A Scarlet Witch movie would be fantastic depending on how things end with Agatha All Along, as would another season of Moon Knight, or even more spooky special presentations like 2022’s Werewolf by Night.
Typically, a vampire bite is one of the sure ways for a human to turn into a vampire, so this suggests that Lilia found a way to stave off a transformation. Considering her status as a witch, it’shighly likely that she was able to use magic as a way to stop this change. However, in the comics, there have only ever been a handful of ways revealed that can cure a vampire, or help to stop someone from turning into these immortal creatures of the night.
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InMarvel Comics, vampires exist in a couple of formsas mentioned above, but for the purpose of clarity, this article is looking at regular, blood-sucking, night-dwelling, fully-fledged vampires. These creatures have plagued parts of the supernatural realm in Marvel Comics, but they have also crossed over with mainline heroes on occasion. However, despite sinking their teeth into people like Black Widow, the heroes havefound ways to fight the vampire genes and cure the disease.
Marvel has a chance to introduce details about these creatures ahead ofBlade.
In Black Widow’s case, they used a sterilized sample of the Hulk’s radioactive blood to stop her from transforming. Theradiated blood is able to burn and destroy the vampire cellsbefore they take hold, which means that beings like Bruce Banner appear to be immune, but his blood can also be an effective preventative measure. But in the case of people who complete their transformation, there is still some hope for new vampires. In those cases, killing the siring vampire can effectively reverse the transformation. There have also been instances of the Heart-Shaped Herb of Wakanda curing vampirism.
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Blade Will Bring The Supernatural Into The MCU
However, theMCU has yet to lay the ground rules for how vampiresoperateinside the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In every story that features vampires, there is always some sort of variation to the lore. Whether they can walk in the sunlight, have a weakness to magic, if they can survive and thrive on alternative blood sources, all of these are subject to change depending on the storyteller. As far as the movies are concerned, vampires are a new breed of creature to play with, and so they can really make the characters as they see fit.
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Agatha: All Along has referenced the MCU’s Blade, proffering yet another set up to vampires and the famed vampire hunter joining the MCU.
However, considering how popular they are in other stories, there are certain expectations around the name, vampire. Marvel has a chance to introduce details about these creatures ahead ofBlade, but the bulk of exploring these characters is likely to happen in the upcoming film. Blade is a character whose backstory is directly connected to vampires, and he himself is a half-vampire. This means thatBladewill need to clearly establish where they fit into the wider MCU, how they have stayed hidden up to this point, and how they survive.
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Marvel Studios' Blade sees the return of the iconic vampire hunter more than two decades after Wesley Snipes first played the character in live-action. Starring Mahershala Ali as Eric Brooks, the Blade reboot officially introduces vampires to the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Eternals' second post-credits scene teased the Daywalker’s MCU debut.
